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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 2002
Page
1
Austen Foster appears content as he sits in a basket during his first Easter, showcasing a tender family moment. The scene captures a young child’s delight with holiday traditions and springtime cheer.
Garden City commissioners elected Tim Cruz as mayor in a tense meeting marked by stalled nominations and quiet dissent. Incoming vice mayor Reynaldo Mesa drew debate before Cruz secured the top post unanimously, with Jeff Whitham and Jim Wharton opposing.
Warnings issued in Reno, Kingman and Harvey counties as at least two tornadoes and several funnel clouds struck areas west and north of Wichita. Golf-ball hail was reported near Norwich Cheney Lake and Anthony, with 3 to 4 inches seen on U S 54 in Kingman County. No major damage reported though some roads flooded.
Garden City post office prepares for busy tax deadline as procrastinators rush to mail by 9 p.m. Monday. Patt Steinwand notes Friday and Saturday lags, with extended hours and extra box pickups to handle the surge. Staff in Uncle Sam attire, collection boxes in town, and two Dillons mini post offices offer drop options though returns must be postmarked by Monday night.
Secretary of State Colin Powell may meet Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Saturday as his peacekeeping mission is shaken by a bombing near a Jerusalem market. A White House push for Arafat to denounce the attack followed, with Powell to decide later if the meeting proceeds.
Salvador Ramirez, a Kansas Most Wanted fugitive, has returned to Garden City to face an attempted murder charge for the 1993 shooting of La Luz Del Norte owner Tony Valdez. Valdez testified Ramirez, upset over an underage brother being barred, retrieved a hidden gun during a confrontation at the bar.
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